The forestry industry and agriculture play an important role in the country's economy. Cross-industry research allows us to obtain many positive effects, the most important of which may be a synergistic effect and a systematic approach to solving similar problems. The article presents the results of a study of the features of increasing the competitiveness of Russian enterprises using the example of the forestry industry and agriculture. With the help of experts, the key factors affecting this parameter of enterprise activity have been identified. The significance of these factors has also been assessed. It is determined that the price and quality of products, as well as the technical aspects of production are the most important from the perspective of forming the competitiveness of enterprises. The scheme of the life cycle of products in the forestry and agricultural sectors and the mechanism of increasing the competitiveness of enterprises of the forestry industry and agriculture are presented. The latter clearly demonstrates the interrelation of a complex of internal processes, actions and decisions of an enterprise implemented on the basis of a system of incoming information flows with a set of achieved effects. The presented effects lead to an increase in the overall competitiveness of enterprises. The paper also highlights the most important aspects of enterprises' activities, which should be key to increasing the competitiveness of both individual business structures and industries as a whole.